| Herodotus in Context: Ethnography, Science and the Art of Persuasion Contributor(s): Thomas, Rosalind (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521662591 ISBN-13: 9780521662598 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This book examines the Histories of Herodotus within the context of the intellectual climate of the mid to late fifth century BC. Herodotus is read widely for his accounts of archaic Greek history but his descriptions of Egypt, Scythia and Libya are equally fascinating. Rosalind Thomas concentrates on the latter, along with Herodotus' accounts of the wonders of nature and his methods of convincing his audiences, seeing these as part of the world of scientific inquiry and controversy more familiar from the natural philosophers and medical works of the time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 938.007 |
| LCCN: 99045516 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Rosalind: - Rosalind Thomas is Reader in Ancient History at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is the author of Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens (1989 HB 0521350255; 1991 PB 0521425182) and Literacy and Orality in Ancient Greece (1992/HB 0521373468; PB 0521377420). |
